I don't want the chair of the government because it will be controlled by the U.S. and I don't want to be controlled by the U.S.

Go forth from our holy land and go back to your families who are waiting for you impatiently, that you and we, as well, lead a peaceful life together.

I have said it many times: the policy of exclusion and the policy of marginalization must end in Iraq.

Divisiveness is not good for the people.

The little serpent has left, and the great serpent has come.

I am a part of the political process whether the multinational forces are present or not. Politics is serving the people, not chairs and positions.

May God preserve you and watch over you.

Everything that happens is determined by God.

Do not betray the people.

For us, holding on to religious rules, and following them, and refraining from what's forbidden, and being diligent with our duties, what do we call that? That's what we call freedom.

I beg you not to resort to demonstrations, for they have become nothing but burned paper.

In a war the most dangerous thing is to understand the enemy. To understand is to forgive.

Fear is sharp-sighted and can see things under ground and much more in the skies.

Hope and Change has become Divide and Conquer.

You can become famous but you can't become unfamous. You can become infamous but not unfamous.

When you cease to exist, then who will you blame?

Whenever you feel like criticizing any one... just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.

I have the sense that if I push too hard or too far into memory I’ll come apart.

My words are easy to understand and easy to perform, Yet no man under heaven knows them or practices them.

Beware of luxury! Beware of acquiring the taste and need for it, under the pretext of providing for the morrow.

We live in a frightened time, and people self-censor all the time and are afraid of going into some subjects because they are worried about violent reactions.